The Rejected Werewolf Princess by Didiadeyemi

CAMILLA'S POV

It wasn't in my nature to go to sleep while the entire palace was on a countdown timer, but somehow Ryker managed to drag me into bed and Lull me to sleep. When I woke up, I was equal parts relieved that I had rested and embarrassed that I was able to do so easily.

It took me a second to remember what happened last night and as soon as I did, I was on my feet in an instant. I got ready in record time and found Ryker in his office. He looked like he hadn't slept a wink all night and I felt guilty that I slept so freely and he hadn't rested at all. “Anything?” I asked but he shook his head. “What about the elders? Have they found anything yet?”

“No, the palace is still on lock down and I have people watching the girls to make sure that they are safe and unaffected by all of this."

I hummed. “We have less than two days to figure this out because we cannot keep the palace on lock down forever. We have to do something but I don’t know what. I cannot just leave this to the elders. They are going to do a shit job."

Ryker sighed. “Do you want to go talk to the friends? We might be able to get something out of them.”

“You don’t have to come with me. I can do it myself”

He snorted. “As if I would leave you to do this alone. My powers can wait, Camilla, they aren't running away. They will still be here once we are done.”

I didn't think it was possible to love Ryker any more than I already did. He was being incredibly selfless. If he had chosen to sit back and handle his own issues, no one would have held him to a fault, but he put his aside for the betterment of the entire palace. It was one of the reasons I knew for a fact that he was going to get the better of this entire ordeal. There was no way Ryker would ever become like Reina, it was impossible. They were two completely different people. Where she was self serving, he was not. He was good, at his core, that was who he was. Even when he did not so good things, he did them for the right reasons.

The friends were all huddled together in the same guest room. They hadn't changed from their last night's clothes and I could tell that none of them had slept. They sat close together on the bed and the moment they saw me, they rushed to their feet and bowed.

“Did you find anything yet, your majesty?” one of the girls asked and I opened my mouth to speak but no words would come out. I saw the hope in her eyes deflate as she sank back onto the bed. “I presume they are long gone by now.”

“The palace is on a complete lock down, I promise you, no one can go in or out right now without my permission,” I assured her. “We are doing everything we can to find out who did this to you but I wanted to ask you a few questions if you are willing to answer them"

she was the unofficial leader in the group. Everyone turned to her for support and she was the only one speaking directly to us. “I already told the other guy

pulled in confusion. “Can you describe this other guy? Or did he tell you

and you had asked them to look into it. I don’t like him much, he was an asshole but I was much

mind. “He thought that it was possible they were lying to get access into the pack and asked for permission to question them. I can talk to him after this to be sure.” Sᴇaʀch Thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in

to the girl. “I'm sorry that one of the elders was. rude to you. After all that happened, that is the last thing you deserve. I already have most of the story from what you told me last night but

it was male. It came out of nowhere. We were so scared that we just ran. It managed to get a hold of” her words caught in her throat and she wiped at some stray tears that leaked from

faster. I figured

only likely possibility. I let out a sigh and gave her a small and comforting smile. “I will make sure that whoever was responsible for this

standing to my feet. “If you need anything at all, there will be a maid positioned right outside of your door. She will get you breakfast

that so I just nodded. Ryker and I walked out hand in hand and it wasn't until we had gotten a few feet away from the room, that I let out an exhausted breath. There were thousands of people in this palace on any given day.

Juan rushing over to us. “I finally got the list that you needed. It was a hassle to get from every entrance or exit but there were about three

plausible suspects,” I deduced

Ryker suggested and Juan

still have

I'm thinking the very low servants who would have smaller wolves,” I offered and it took a little longer this

“Twenty.’

we could cut out so I nodded. “Thank you, Juan, I

he

be with your

seemed like the only plausible solution but the fact remained that if one of them was guilty,